Wicker, cane, and reed furniture manufacture



June 24, 1930. J FQRST WICKER, CANE, AND REED FURNITURE MANUFACTURE:

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Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Joan FORS or New $103k, 1 1.3%; As'srGNoR To MANHATTAN WICKER 00., on NEW YORK, N. A conroimtriolv on new YORK v WICKEB, cANE, AND REED FURNITURE MANUFACTURE Application filed March 13,

' This invention relates to wicker, cane and reed furniture manufacture.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved furniture structure of the character described adapted to be used for chair, rocker and sofa seats or backs and for other purposes, and a novel method for making said structure. a

Another object of the invention is to provide furniture structures of the character described comprising few and simple parts, which are easily assembled to form rugged and durable, yet attractive appearing structures, which shall be cheap to manufacture and practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved method of manufacture for furniture structures of the character described consisting in steps which shall be simple and easy to carry out and which shall require a relatively low degree of mechanical skill.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

This invention accordingly consists in the features of manufacture, steps in the process, combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the manufacture hereinafter described and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a cane chair seat or back structure embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vcross-sectional view corresponding to a cut taken on lines 2-2 in Fig. 1, and

Figs. 3 to 7 inclusive, are sectional views illustrating the progressive steps of the novel method embodying the invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, 10 denotes an improved furniture structure adapted to be used for a seat or back rest any desired shape such as square, rectangular, oval, etc., but is here shown as being circular. V

Tightly stretched against one side of the.

frame 11 and extending over the opening is a sheet 12 of woven cane, reeds or other material having resilient and wearing properties suitable to form a seat or back rest. The edgeportion of the sheet 12 is looped to 12 to conform with and tightly contact the periphery or perimetric region 11 of the frame 11. Said sheet edge portion is extended beyond the peripherical region l1 as at 12 to contact against the wall 11 of the frame opening, and is anchored to s'aidwall by any suitable means such as nails 13 which pin the edge portion 12 ofthe sheet 12 to the frame opening wall 11".

Finishing strips 14 of reed or cane are mounted and secured by nails 13, or other suitable fastening means, to cover the edge sheet portions 12 for concealing the nails 13 and for serving as a finishing edge binding. Strips 1t also act as a secondary fastening anchorage for securing the sheet 12 to the frame 11 since said nailed strips 14 act to clamp the edge sheet portion 12 to the frame opening wall 11.

Preferably an adhesive 15, such as a water-proof glue, is applied to the peripherial region 11 before the sheet 12 is stretched there'ove'r so as'to provide an additional bonding or anchorage for better withstanding the strain of weight or pressure applied to the center 11 of the sheet Hover the opening 0.

It should be noted that although the structure is of very simple construction it is both light and rugged. The provision of the looped sheet portion 12' with the main anchorage back of said portion at 12", forms an. exceedingly strong construction which is capable of withstanding the roughest kind of wear and usage.

"he upper rim edge surface of the structure 11 is left relatively smooth and even so as not to be uncomfortable to the user or interfere with his wearing apparel. The outermost binding strip '14P extends'below the peripherial region 11 and may be positioned so as to be seen to serve as a trimming for the structure.

hen the structure is used as a seat without legs, the strips 1 L serve as a base and protect the cane sheet against wear.

The novel method of making an improved structure 11 embodying the invention will now be described. 7 I

Referring now to Figs. 8 to 7, inclusive,

F denotes a form having a stepped open- '1 is next pressed down into ing S, the latter being of the same contour as the frame 11 but slightlylarger so that it can be loosely seated therein. A sheet of woven cane 11 after being soaked in water and while still moist is laid on the form F ing S carrying the sheet in Fig. 4:. While in this portion l2 of the sheet is tightly folded around the frame and anchored by the nail 13 to the frame opening wall 11 as shown in Fig. 6. The strips 14; are then applied over said nailed portion as shown, partially completed, in Fig. 7 If it is desired to add the adhesive bondage between at looped portion 2? of the sheet and peripherial region 11 the latter is coated with a water-proofed glue or cement prior to inserting the frame '11 into the form F, as shown in Fig. 3. 1 After the cane sheet 11 has thoroughly dried, it will be drawn tight and leave the center of the sheet 11? over the opening 0 suiiiciently resilient to serve as a comfortable seat or back rest.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a manufacture in which the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

cry of the frame, attaching said edge portion beyond the bight of the looped portion 2. A furniture structure comprising a ring frame having a center opening, a preformed unitary woven cane sheet mounted against one side of the frame over said opening and having portions bent around the outer periphery and secured to the inner periphery of said ring and a covering strip secured over said sheetsto said inner periphery of the ring.

3. A furniture structure comprising a lllg frame having a center opening, a pre formed unitary woven cane sheet mounted against one side' of the frame over said opening and having portions bent around the outer periphery and extending to the inner periphery of said ringand fastening means securing said bent around portions to said inner peripheryof the ring and a covering strip over said fastening means.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

' JOHN FORST.

As various possible embodiments mightv be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth orshown in the accompanying drawing is to. be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A method for manufacturing structures of the character described consisting in spreading a moist woven cane sheet over a stepped open form, inserting a ring frame into the stepped portion of the form to loop edge portions of the sheet about the periph- 

